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. >> translator: it is very hard to enforce the environmental laws while the focus is on promoting economic growth in rural areas. sometimes local leaders will protect the interests of the companies and obstruct steps to protect the environment. >> reporter: civic concern is higher than ever before about the environmental pollution and the effect on health. in order to ease public anxiety, the chinese government will investigate the cause and look into the contamination and disclose information. >> reporter: michitaka yamaka is joining us now, you heard from farmers who say they don't want to drink the water from the wells and they want someone to clean them up right away. what can they do? >> they have little choice but some complain. some villagers have sent petitions to local and public officials demanding immediate action but they say they have received no concrete response. and it is not just the villagers in ginhan frustrated. demonstrations against environmental contamination are spreading in many parts of china. some people are considering filing lawsuits against polluting companies
. >> translator: it is very hard to enforce the environmental laws while the focus is on promoting economic growth in rural areas. sometimes local leaders will protect the interests of the companies and obstruct steps to protect the environment. >> reporter: civic concern is higher than ever before about the environmental pollution and the effect on health. in order to ease public anxiety, the chinese government will investigate the cause and look into the contamination and disclose...
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they're talking about improving laws to prevent air pollution. they say they'll strengthen supervision to make sure people abide by those laws. plus, they want to drop specific control measures on major pollutants and vehicle emissions. in january china's environmental protection ministry set a timetable for major cities to meet the national air quality standard by 2030. but over the weekend, one chinese official urged speedier action. he said people cannot wait that long for clean air. >> air pollution is one of the major issues mpc members will be discussing. their meeting opened today. how did things start off? >> reporter: outgoing premier wen jiabao outlined the accomplishments in the past decade and the challenges that lie ahead. i went to the great hall of the people to listen in. officially it was the government work report. but this was also wen jiabao's swan song, the last time he would greet the national people's congress. >> translator: we see it as necessary and appropriate to set this year's target for economic growth at about 7.5%.
they're talking about improving laws to prevent air pollution. they say they'll strengthen supervision to make sure people abide by those laws. plus, they want to drop specific control measures on major pollutants and vehicle emissions. in january china's environmental protection ministry set a timetable for major cities to meet the national air quality standard by 2030. but over the weekend, one chinese official urged speedier action. he said people cannot wait that long for clean air....
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. >> this professor teaches law at peking university. he led a group of 70 experts who signed a series of proposals submitted to the government in december. shortly after xi jinping became communist party chief. they described chinese people as frustrated with corruption, abuse of power and growing wage gap between rich and poor. they said this frustration would reach a critical point if political reform didn't move ahead. they warned chinese society could face a violent revolution and fall into chaos. he posted proposals on his website but he said it was erased within 24 hours. >> why chinese society is so unstable today? precisely because of a lack of credible reform. it's because of this lack the government or the government policies, government actions are not responsible to people. so that's why our air is so dirty. our underground waters got into trouble. so many people, especially the peasants, lost their land. we need a reform to start with. because the government has only emphasized economic reform. they only pay lip service to
. >> this professor teaches law at peking university. he led a group of 70 experts who signed a series of proposals submitted to the government in december. shortly after xi jinping became communist party chief. they described chinese people as frustrated with corruption, abuse of power and growing wage gap between rich and poor. they said this frustration would reach a critical point if political reform didn't move ahead. they warned chinese society could face a violent revolution and...
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the congress is empowered to appoint top political officials and laws. the leadership decides key policies. congress approves them. we have a law to report on throughout the day and over the 13 days of these meetings. we'll have more later in the hour. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry says there's a limited amount of time to reach a settlement on iran's programs. negotiations won't go on forever. his first overseas trip since taking office. >> talks will not go on for the sake of talks. talks cannot become an instrument for delay that in the end make the situation more dangerous. there's a finite amount of time. >> representatives met last week to discussion the nuclear program. the talks were the first in eight months. plans were announced for 3,000 new urani uranium. >>> unidentified gunman attacked the gunmen. some iraqi soldiers were also killed. iraqi officials suspect the attack was carried out by sunni groups. >>> the company operating the hot air balloon involved in a fatal crash in egypt last month says pilot error or defects may be the bl
the congress is empowered to appoint top political officials and laws. the leadership decides key policies. congress approves them. we have a law to report on throughout the day and over the 13 days of these meetings. we'll have more later in the hour. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry says there's a limited amount of time to reach a settlement on iran's programs. negotiations won't go on forever. his first overseas trip since taking office. >> talks will not go on for the...
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to see how the law is affecting children, we traveled to a childcare facility in st. petersburg. 75 children live here. many are ill or have physical disabilities. this boy has down's syndrome. the 4-year-old wants to be by a but with the new law in effect, timothy may not be going to the u.s. many americans have adopted children from this home. one of them is this little girl. she left the home when she was 7. she won a number of medals in wheelchair track and field events at paralympics. at the london games, she won gold in the 1500 meter race. many children with disabilities in russia don't lead the kind of happy life that jenna does. that's why the home's director feels so strongly about not depriving children of any opportunity that may arise. >> translator: in the world of politics, numbers and statistics are calculated to advance national interests. but for the individuals affected, their fate is totally ignored. >> reporter: people in the u.s. also protested. two american women who were to parent russian children held a news conference in moscow. they appealed
to see how the law is affecting children, we traveled to a childcare facility in st. petersburg. 75 children live here. many are ill or have physical disabilities. this boy has down's syndrome. the 4-year-old wants to be by a but with the new law in effect, timothy may not be going to the u.s. many americans have adopted children from this home. one of them is this little girl. she left the home when she was 7. she won a number of medals in wheelchair track and field events at paralympics. at...
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. >> this professor teaches law at peking university. he led a group of 70 experts who signed a series of proposals submitted to the government in december. shortly after xi jinping became communist party chief. they described chinese people as frustrated with corruption, abuse of power and growing wage gap between rich and poor. they said this frustration would reach a critical point if political reform didn't move ahead. they warned chinese society could face a violent revolution and fall into chaos. he posted proposals on his website but he said it was erased within 24 hours. >> why chinese society is so unstable today? precisely because of a lack of credible reform. it's because of this lack the government or the government policies, government actions are not responsible to people. so that's why our air is so dirty. our underground waters got into trouble. so many people, especially the peasants, lost their land. we need a reform to start with. because the government has only emphasized economic reform. they only pay lip service to
. >> this professor teaches law at peking university. he led a group of 70 experts who signed a series of proposals submitted to the government in december. shortly after xi jinping became communist party chief. they described chinese people as frustrated with corruption, abuse of power and growing wage gap between rich and poor. they said this frustration would reach a critical point if political reform didn't move ahead. they warned chinese society could face a violent revolution and...
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he told "nightline" he doesn't have a problem obeying the law. >> i have a problem with being an easy target and being a likable person that lawyers think i will get him in front of a jury and people will be jealous of him. >> reporter: francis has not declared personal bankruptcy and "girls gone wild" is still in existence and steve wynn's representatives say the corporate bankruptcy twist makes no difference to them. they are chasing their money against francis personally. our wild west saga goes on. i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> just ahead on "nightline" my trip into the sierra nevadas for a split boarding adventure with mountain riding legend jeremy jones. >> abc news "nightline" brought to you by allstate. yeah. yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate safe driving bonus check? what is that? so weird, right? my agent, tom, said... [ voice of dennis ] ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident-free... ...but i'm a woman. maybe it's a misprint. does it look like a misprint? ok. what i was trying... [ voice
he told "nightline" he doesn't have a problem obeying the law. >> i have a problem with being an easy target and being a likable person that lawyers think i will get him in front of a jury and people will be jealous of him. >> reporter: francis has not declared personal bankruptcy and "girls gone wild" is still in existence and steve wynn's representatives say the corporate bankruptcy twist makes no difference to them. they are chasing their money against francis...
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do we speak your language anything about the law or not at the. school music programs and documentaries and spanish what matters to you breaking news a little tune as of angles stories. for you here. then surely the spanish find out more visit. tito it's combe. things very staying with us here on r t fourteen minutes past the hour now with every e.u. nation besides britain in agreement that bankers' bonuses need to be curbed the u.k.'s taken it upon itself to champion executives greatest perk ludden if you're a smaller checks at the end of the year may drive managers away depriving the country's last great industry of talent artie's poly boyko as more. it's that time of year again bonus season is in full swing the chief executive of h.s.b.c. is set to pocket a two million pound bonus this month by the way that u.k. bank is get paid could be about to change and that's if the european union has anything to do with it at the moment the average bank a salary is just under seventy thousand pounds a year but bonuses for top bankers can be many times mor
do we speak your language anything about the law or not at the. school music programs and documentaries and spanish what matters to you breaking news a little tune as of angles stories. for you here. then surely the spanish find out more visit. tito it's combe. things very staying with us here on r t fourteen minutes past the hour now with every e.u. nation besides britain in agreement that bankers' bonuses need to be curbed the u.k.'s taken it upon itself to champion executives greatest perk...
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one is poor law enforcement capacity. even if the government wants to, and we know that because of long years of dictatorship, when our military dictatorships and authoritarian regimes they enforce a certain element of consensus which appears to be a consensus. beneath that, expressions are being stilted. these military groups raise their ugly head. -- militant groups raise their ugly head. the pakistani shias being butchered in karachi. the hazara community was being targeted for the last 70 years. i think there is a lot of things which the government of pakistan has to be responsible to. why do you keep investing in submarines when your local law enforcement lacks the capacity of forensic sciences? >> egypt's former president will barack will a retrial on april 13. over the killing of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that deposed him two years ago. however, in january cairo's appeal court granted him a retrial. at least 253 people have been hurt in new protests in port said. the unrest was triggered by the dec
one is poor law enforcement capacity. even if the government wants to, and we know that because of long years of dictatorship, when our military dictatorships and authoritarian regimes they enforce a certain element of consensus which appears to be a consensus. beneath that, expressions are being stilted. these military groups raise their ugly head. -- militant groups raise their ugly head. the pakistani shias being butchered in karachi. the hazara community was being targeted for the last 70...
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they'll vote on issue by issue law by law. >> i agree with you. on the run hand, this could be taken positively by the market. but it will not last long. my view is there will be elections in the next six to 12 months. you first need to elect a new president. you need to wait until may until the new president is elected. and after that, you can call for -- >> what happens between now and may? >> there is a lingering of two to three months. >> all of the markets push italy's hand during this period of time. do you think they're going to look through it and say, well, we just have to wait a little while for this process to move forward or do they choose this market to attack? >> the markets will test anything that is not a stable majority. during these two or three months, firms won higher. you have a status in the economy. everything is stock. and this makes growth deteriorate even more. >> all right. let's get a couple of other stories, as well. italy's antiausterity vote established a prime minister over a proven techocrat, but could this be germ
they'll vote on issue by issue law by law. >> i agree with you. on the run hand, this could be taken positively by the market. but it will not last long. my view is there will be elections in the next six to 12 months. you first need to elect a new president. you need to wait until may until the new president is elected. and after that, you can call for -- >> what happens between now and may? >> there is a lingering of two to three months. >> all of the markets push...
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-- and ask congress to push stricter gun laws. >>> the chief says the bill introduced by republican senator could have unintended consequences. the bill would allow nevada higher education system to carry guns on campus if they have a concealed weapons permit and notify administrators. the chief says he fears the proposal could lead to guns inside campus buildings including dorms. >>> a new survey raises questions about hue well school districts are prepared for possible cases of child abuse. less than of of those said they offered annual training to employees on how to recognize sexual or physical abuse. the report also finds that districts have a difficult time dealing with vague compliance codes and laws. >>> the oakland police departments new compliance director starts his first day on the job tomorrow. thomas frazier is a baltimore police department who served 28 years with the san jose police department. he will have broad powers including the authority to have chief howard jordan fired. a federal judge named him to the position to make sure the department fully complies with
-- and ask congress to push stricter gun laws. >>> the chief says the bill introduced by republican senator could have unintended consequences. the bill would allow nevada higher education system to carry guns on campus if they have a concealed weapons permit and notify administrators. the chief says he fears the proposal could lead to guns inside campus buildings including dorms. >>> a new survey raises questions about hue well school districts are prepared for possible cases...
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and in a statement, the independent living facility said it was not a nursing home, which by law is not licensed to provide medical care. bayless later died at the hospital. and bakersfield pd has launched an investigation into whether there was any criminal wrongdoing. >> we have not found any signs of criminal misconduct. however, the investigation is ongoing. >> reporter: but dr. jennifer ashton says even cpr is not guaranteed to work. >> cpr, when done properly, does often result in broken ribs, so it can be very traumatic. >> reporter: dr. ashton did say roughly 3% in lorain bayless' situation would have survived. john and diana? >> i don't know how you at least as a human being give it a shot. someone is in distress, give it a shot. >> i understand they were worried about being sued, but there are laws that protect good samaritans. so even if you do something that doesn't work, there's only a 3% chance of her making it any way, even it did work. so why not give it a try? >> who stops and thinks about that? >> unless you've gone through all kinds of training and it's been hammered
and in a statement, the independent living facility said it was not a nursing home, which by law is not licensed to provide medical care. bayless later died at the hospital. and bakersfield pd has launched an investigation into whether there was any criminal wrongdoing. >> we have not found any signs of criminal misconduct. however, the investigation is ongoing. >> reporter: but dr. jennifer ashton says even cpr is not guaranteed to work. >> cpr, when done properly, does often...